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THE RNLI RESCUED two men and a dog in two separate incidents this weekend in Co Dublin.
According to the RNLI, the two incidents happened in Sandymount and Poolbeg respectively, with the first occurring on Saturday afternoon and the second occuring earlier this morning.
The first incident occurred at 12.30pm, after a man and his dog was cut off from the shore by the tide in Sandymount, after he attempted to retrieve the dog when it ran into the water.
The RNLI said that due to the tide coming in “very quickly, the man and the dog became trapped on a sandbank.
An alarm was initially raised and a Dun Laoghaire RNLI lifeboat was dispatched, who retrieved both the man and the dog and returned them to shore.
According to the RNLI, a similar incident occurred two weeks ago, with a lifeboat being sent out to rescue a woman and her dog at the same location.
“What catches many people out who walk in this area, is just how fast the tide comes in and also, that it approaches from behind,” said Laura Jackson, Dun Laoghaire RNLI Helm.
“You can get into difficulty so quickly and when you look up, you are surrounded by water and unsure of the depth. It can be quite disorientating.”
The second incident occurred at 8.21am, after a man injured himself on rocks at Poolbeg, with a lifeboat crew being sent out as as the man was only accessible by the water.
The RNLI said that they retrieved the man and transferred him to the Dublin Fire Service’s rescue craft. The man was then brought to a nearby slipway to receive further medical attention.
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So hard to believe, it happens so quickly. Thank God all are safe.
And a big thank you to the RNLI.
@Margaret Flanagan: I remember it happening to my father and me, one minute we’re walking along the shoreline, the next my mother is screaming a warning. The tide came in behind us and my father had to pick me up and run through a foot deep of water to get to safety. It was quick.
DCC need to put warnings along the strand, on both sides to remind people about the rising tides. It creeps in so fast, that you are unaware it’s around you.
I have been saying for years that rescue towers should be erected between the Shelley Banks and Sandymount beach. They could be equipt with an emergency phone, a first aid box, thermal blankets and life jackets. It would give more time for a successful rescue, particularly if the person had no phone or no signal.
Do people not pay attention when the RNLI say don’t try and rescue dogs. Leave it to the professionals.
Source? I have never heard that said nor seen it anywhere.
You can walk off the sandbank water will be waist high
People need to read the many signs and be charged for wasting time
It doesn’t come it that quickly as lived beside beach almost 60 years you get some fools always
@Dave Westby: ah lovely
@Dave Westby: Have you ever rescued anyone from the sea? Easy to talk as a spectator on dry land. I hope all three are well after being rescued, and I’m happy to donate to such a good cause and grateful to the many volunteers.
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